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Friday, May 1, 2015

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Happy May Day! When my boys were little they loved gathering flowers and bringing them to our neighbors on May 1st. The first year that we moved to our current house, the lady next door marched over to inform me that T had brought her a lovely bouquet - picked from her yard! Oops. Good thing he was so cute.

I'm excited today to be linking up again with the Style Me Bloggers to share our favorite rain gear and floral trends.While Seattle certainly gets its share of showers this time of year (hmm...more like never ending rain), locals don't often wear rain gear or use umbrellas (or as I like to call them, bumbershoots). If someone is walking down the street in a trench coat and rain boots, they are most likely a tourist.Having said that, I do own a LOT of coats. I just rarely wear them, unless it's really cold or I'm skiing.

Our hall closet. And yes, those are all mine. My husbands' have been squished to the right.

I also have a very old pair of trusty rain boots that I wear if I'm outside working in the garden or watching a kids' sporting event in the pouring rain. Which happens often.

If I were going to purchase a new rain coat, I'd probably go with something bright and colorful like these.

And I would definitely buy this bumbershoot, if I used one.

The good thing about spring Seattle rain is how green and colorful everything is. As I drove home from the store this week I stopped and took some pictures of my neighbors' beautiful yards. Instead of floral trends, I give you flowers!

I hope you'll stop by the other Style Me Bloggers today to check out their rain gear and floral trends....and link up with us below!

Lana... I am looking forward to flowers in Nova Scotia... apparently it's warming up next week, which is SUPER exciting... I'll be heading to our Public Gardens and taking lots of pictures... I can hardly wait...

Oh your pictures are gorgeous! Love the colorful gardens! Don't they brighten up our dull rainy days? You had me giggling over the concept of your son delivering a bouquet of flowers to your neighbour. Created from her own flowers. Wonder if she saw him picking them or if she discovered it when she laid eyes on them at the door...

Thank you for reminding me of May poles and May Days long forgotten. In Boston, May 1st was almost a holiday but in Tennessee, it wasn't recognized at all. You have such sweet sons to have taken flowers to neighbors on May Day. You are a good mommy, Lana. Your pictures are garden magazine quality! I love El Paso but now and then I do miss greener places.

I totally concur! I have lots and lots of coats, but I don't know where in this house we would find an umbrella. The only time I think of bumbershoots is when my daughter wants to buy music tickets!! I do have rain boots for the mud when we tailgate, but that is about it. You have a lot more flowers in bloom in your neck of the woods. It is still pretty green and dull down in T-town.

oh my gosh, those flowers are so pretty! And I love all of the rain gear you picked out! Whenever me and Mr. go to visit our family in Seattle we always say, that it's just not raining hard enough to actually need something but yet you're getting wet.

wow those flower beds are intense!!! so prettyI love that your boys used to pick you flowers... I look forward to the day my kiddos bring me home flowers (assuming they do lol)I can't believe how many coats you own! impressive

Your neighbors really have green thumbs! Just tulips and forsythia blooming here - although my cherry tree is about ready to flower. When I just cleaned out our coat closet my heart sank to see that the bulk of the coats are mine (but I justified it because I have the least number of pairs of shoes in there!) Thanks for validating that lots of coats are necessary! Have a great weekend!

Happy Belated May Day! I love the blooming May flowers, although my favorite is probably the lilacs around May 15th. Scarlet and I have been looking forward to them every day!No rain gear for me, sadly. I want some!

Love all the flowers! We sure have our fair share of rain here in Scotland, so I'm always on a lookout for wellies and raincoats.I love rain gear you chose-let it be colorful and fun :)I hope you'll find the time to link up with us this week:http://milaslittlethings.com/2015/05/idea-box-thursday-link-party-9.html

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